Donald Carcieri on Government Reform

Republican RI Governor

Reduce our reliance on government

Just like most Rhode Islanders today, our independent-minded founders weren't too fond of an overly controlling government. Famously, we were the first of the original Thirteen Colonies to declare our independence, but we were the last to ratify the
U.S. Constitution. They valued individual autonomy. They were suspicious of the power and cost of government. Imagine how they'd view government today with so much power and too much cost.

We need to restore their outlook in all aspects of civic life.
We need to reduce our reliance on government. From my seven-year view as an outsider-turned-insider, the biggest blocks to progress are the political blocks. We need less party and union group thinking, and more independent free-thinking, men and women
like the one that crowns this Capital.

My team has spent seven years reshaping state government, streamlining it, and making sure that it did not become a greater burden on our citizens.